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Phidippus adumbratus
This 5mm long, orange, gray, black and white female jumping spider can be identified as subadult or female by its clumped hair on its head. Jumping spiders accurately sense distances by comparing a blurry version of an image with a clear one, a method called image defocus. "Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among invertebrates" - Wikipedia
Red rose flower in front yard.
The vision method and the spiders ability to make a home nearly anywhere is why I'm submitting it to NWF for both Wildlife with Super Senses, Species that Survive in Unusual Habitats. Jumping spiders are so friendly! This one, like many, crawled on the camera so I had to get it off and back on to the flower.
Spotted on Oct 28, 2011
Submitted on Oct 28, 2011
7 Comments
Thank you again Sachin :)
Cindy it is true that no one can get extraordinary thing without an extraordinary efforts. Congratulations for your output the capture was amazing,
Thank you Sachin! No, this one was intent on staying inside the flower for a while so I got down and dirty to get the shots :) I was very happy how the rose flooded the shots with color. She eventually came out and was very friendly!
Seems like Spider came to studio for photo-shoot
Brilliant art of photography and nice spotting,
Thank you Marta. This little one was watching me check the mail :) It is very small but stood out from the red roses.
Very beautiful contrast with the roses colors. It looks like the spider must be small. Nice!